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Parents press Guilford County Schools on denied bus stop appeals and special-education concerns during public comment
Summary
During public comment parents described denied transportation appeals under policy 6300 and raised concerns about special-education service delays, IEP backlogs and support for autistic students; the board directed staff to meet with at least one parent after the meeting.
Several parents used the public-comment period at the Nov. 12 Guilford County Schools board meeting to press the district on transportation appeals and special-education services.
Kelly Reed, a Dudley High School parent, said her tenth-grade daughter was denied a bus stop despite what Reed described as multiple safety hazards along the walking route. Reed asked the board to "please recognize your own policy, policy code 6300 — Students Transportation Services," and said she had provided documentation…
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